FZAK52 PAFG 171146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ801-180200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-180200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-180200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-180200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-180200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-180200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-180200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ808-180200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ809-180200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Light freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-180200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-180200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-180200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ850-180200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-180200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-180200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ853-180200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-180200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-180200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ856-180200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Oct 26